{"product_id":"9781860645310","title":"Islam and Modernity Muslim Intellectuals Respond","description":"\u003ch1\u003eIslam and Modernity\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eMuslim Intellectuals Respond\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJohn Cooper | Ron Nettler | Muhammed Mahmoud\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligion \/ Islam \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis text presents the ideas of a number of contemporary modernist and liberal Muslim thinkers, exposing an important intellectual current in Islamic thought. These figures work mainly outside \"established\" institutional, political and religious frameworks, whilst relying heavily on traditional sources. Responding to the challenges brought by colonialism and modernization, they propose new conceptions and interpretations of Islam consonant with the age. Although their specific concerns and emphases vary, their thought shares certain features; a reconsideration of the relation between religion and politics; an easy incorporation of modern Western ideas; a reinterpretaton of sacred sources which highlights their more universalist elements; and a conception of Islam as moving with historical change whilst remaining rooted in Qur'anic values. Disputing the widespread view of modern Islam as essentially political, the book shows a quite different face of the tradition.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e  John Cooper taught\u003c\/b\u003e   at the Faculty of Oriental Studies, Cambridge University. \u003cb\u003e  Ronald Nettler\u003c\/b\u003e   and\u003cb\u003e   Mohamad Mahmoud\u003c\/b\u003e   both teach at the Oriental Institute, Oxford University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e03 June 2000\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eI.B. Tauris\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781860645310\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e240\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9.92\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369168208012,"sku":"9781860645310","price":31.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_3214cd05-6f80-4843-a5e0-e366e9e2964a.jpg?v=1783878179","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781860645310","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}